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November

“The best day to start doing what you want to do is yesterday and the second-best day is today,” says Norton.

This is the fastest-growing company in Australia

Wickton Properties, a one-stop-shop for property development, tops the Financial Review Fast 100 List with a massive 2759 per cent three-year growth rate.

September

AFR Amanda Franklin, founder of Strollr, is a former banker who turned a redundancy into an opportunity to launch her own business selling wagon prams. Pictured with son Ash.

I lost my big corporate job. What I’m doing now is better

Former bank executive Amanda Franklin transformed her redundancy into an opportunity to launch her own business and write her own rules.

How to optimise your workday, according to neuroscience

Start the day without your phone, make the most of the “golden zone” and schedule brain breaks.

July

Ash Magic has almost 10 million followers on TikTok.

How influencers make $10,000 a post (and you could, too)

Many people daydream about a job taking pretty pictures while lying on the beach but the reality of a career path as an influencer is starkly different.

April

Janine Allis

Boost Juice founder on her top health hacks and her aversion for VERBS

Janine Allis, who is also behind Betty’s Burgers and a director of Kogan, explains why there is no such thing as imposter syndrome and why ‘yes’ always beats ‘no’.

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September 2024

AFR

The $52b side hustle economy offers a shot at getting rich

The ATO estimates there are around 1 million side hustlers, including a fast-growing group of white-collar workers who dream of going into business for themselves.

October 2023

Billions of dollars is potentially being wasted by federal government departments failing to get value for money from major contracts.

Consultants banned from public service core work

A major revamp of public service outsourcing means consultants will lose out on lucrative contracts as federal agencies take their core work in house.

September 2022

It’s been a by-the-bootstraps operation, but Sarah Qian is about to launch a world-first vegan cheese.

Sowing her wild oats: how Sarah Qian created a yummy vegan cheese

Sarah Qian was a chemical engineer in search of a mission. Then she decided to make a vegan cheese by traditional methods – enter Compassion Creamery.

July 2022

Career leap pays off for Aussie who now owns a New York brand agency

Geelong-born Visnja Brdar had talent, confidence and itchy feet. Now her clients include some of the world’s most recognisable brands.

Blythe Whittier swapped call centre work for a job in IT.

Not tech-savvy? No matter, here’s how to join the digital jobs rush

The tight labour market and skills crisis across numerous industries means it is an ideal time for workers mulling a career change.

June 2022

Nicole Liu started her own health tech company called Kin Fertility

Why I quit the corporate world to go it alone

Five entrepreneurs reveal why they stopped climbing the corporate ladder to launch their own start-ups.

March 2021

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s JobMaker hiring scheme has placed just 521 people into jobs.

Companies shun $4b JobMaker, force changes

The chief executives of some of Australia’s largest companies haven’t taken up the government’s $4 billion job-hiring program.

How do you go about changing careers in a pandemic?

How to change jobs in a pandemic

Job seekers have been forced to get creative and experts agree there are opportunities out there for those prepared to go to market. Here are their top five tips on changing careers in a pandemic.

February 2021

For international students, driving, delivering or cleaning is a way in.

The gig economy is also a road to the comforts of citizenship

The labour movement has always had trouble with migrant workers. But insecure work has often been the ticket to a secure new citizenship.

December 2020

The 271,000 gain in payrolls was the biggest this year and exceeded all estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists.

Small business jobs, revenue recover

Small business revenues have risen for the sixth straight month and hiring plans have also picked up, new data shows.

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September 2020

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says having more labour market flexibility was a key focus in getting more people back to work.

Easier work rules boost jobs growth

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says workplace changes introduced under JobKeeper had helped strengthen the labour market, sending 458,000 back to work in three months.

July 2020

DiDi is expanding to 20 more cities around Australia.

DiDi goes after Uber with ride-share expansion

The Chinese ride-share group believes the time is right to extend services to 20 more cities as COVID-19 restrictions ease in most states.

May 2020

Westpac turns screws on self-employed mortgage borrowers

Westpac Group is set to introduce tougher lending for the self-employed because of concerns about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.

March 2020

Experts recommend having a proper workspace when working from home.

Six tips to work from home efficiently

Follow these tips to help you make the most of working from home.

February 2020

Bridget Loudon has raised more capital for Expert360 and is looking for the right time to IPO.

Expert360 secures $12m, sets itself for future IPO

The founder of online employment marketplace Expert360 will bring on a chief operating officer to help her run the company as it grows into a more mature operation. 

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